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Possibly arrest a famous French writer (6)

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I believe the answer is:

sartre

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'french writer' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'possibly arrest' is the wordplay.
'possibly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'arrest' is an anagram of 'SARTRE'.

'a famous' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for sartre that I've seen before include "Jean-Paul -, Fr. author" , "Jean-Paul --, French writer and philosopher" , "Sooner" , "Jean Paul -, French author" , "Jean-Paul --, French author and philosopher" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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